Articles filed under Political Figures
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GOP hopefuls in 9th Congressional District differ on immigration policyFeb 17, 2026 10:54 am - The Republicans running for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat have different ideas for U.S. immigration policy.
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Pritzker to present budget as Illinois faces federal funding uncertaintyFeb 16, 2026 3:11 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker will stand in front of the General Assembly on Wednesday in a familiar position: confronting tremendous uncertainty over the state’s financial future.
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14th District GOP candidates say curbing government spending, overreach are top issuesFeb 16, 2026 1:35 pm - The Republicans running to represent Illinois’ 14th Congressional District cited financial issues among their top concerns.
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Many — but not all — 9th Congressional District Democratic candidates say abolish ICEFeb 12, 2026 2:43 pm - Many — but not all — of the Democratic candidates for Illinois’ largely suburban 9th Congressional District seat believe the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency should be abolished.
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Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate changeFeb 12, 2026 2:30 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions a...
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GOP candidates in 11th District differ on Trump’s efforts to dismantle Education Dept.Feb 11, 2026 6:18 pm - During a joint interview Wednesday two of the Republican candidates for Illinois’ 11th Congressional District seat disagreed about President Trump’s plan to dismantle the U.S. Education Department.
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Bondi clashes with Democrats as she struggles to turn the page on Epstein files furorFeb 11, 2026 4:28 pm - WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a passionate defense of President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from relentless criticism of ...
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Trump administration plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led statesFeb 10, 2026 4:27 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to withhold some public health and transportation money from a group of Democratic-led states. Full details have not b...
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FBI search of Georgia offices tied to probe of possible 2020 election 'defects,' affidavit saysFeb 10, 2026 3:25 pm - ATLANTA — The FBI relied on years-old claims of fraud, many of them thoroughly investigated, to obtain a search warrant to seize ballots from election offices in Fulton C...
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UK leader Starmer averts a leadership challenge for now but remains damaged by Epstein falloutFeb 10, 2026 8:11 am - After indirect fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files sparked a dramatic day of crisis that threatened to topple U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, he was saved by a pugnacious fightback and by hesitation among his rivals in the governing Labour Party about the consequences of a leadership coup.